Vineyard Haven News

Todd Ruggere sat by himself at the bar of the Plane View Restaurant at Martha's Vineyard Airport.

It's true: There is no Starbucks coffee shop on Martha's Vineyard. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a cup of the famous brand, or a Starbucks espresso drink made to order in a white paper cup with the internationally-known mermaid logo, while you're on the Island.

Mother's Day is the centerpiece of Pink & Green Weekend in Edgartown, but Father's Day is the kickoff for an Island-wide celebration of dining out: Martha's Vineyard Restaurant Week.

With a whoop and a holler, and a fair amount of grunting, a crowd of smiling boat enthusiasts hoisted a replica whaleboat out of the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway boat shed Saturday afternoon, hauled it down to the water, and after an impromptu outfitting with oars, shoved her off into Vineyard Haven Harbor.

Bunch of Grapes and The Martha's Vineyard Times are giving away copies of "My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop," and the best part is you get to add your own creative thread to the conversation.

Thirty-six years ago, the pioneering members of Vineyard Committee on Hunger began handing out pieces of bread to people on Main Street in Vineyard Haven.

Celebrate the world and life of the influential Irish novelist and poet James Joyce with the Arts and Society's 35th annual production of Bloomsday Celebration of music, drama, and dance at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven on Sunday, June 16, at 8 pm.

And authentically old will be the defining theme of the day Saturday as the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association throws its 34th annual Spring Outdoor Antiques Show at the Laurence C. MacArthur Elementary School field in South Yarmouth.

Don't forget the M.V. Chamber Music Society is performing Passamezzo Moderno, instrumental music from 1530 to 1830, at the M.V. Hebrew Center at 7:30 pm tonight.

Sunday past was my idea of a perfect summer day: sunny, not humid and just a hint of a breeze to keep you comfortable.

A Vineyard Haven waterfront home built in 1936 for the family of a Brooklyn newspaperman has changed hands for $3,350,000.

Avanti, skippered by David Lott, rallied on a come-from-behind beat into Vineyard Haven harbor from the RGN buoy in a corrected time of 1:00:45 to win the opening Sunday race of the Holmes Hole Sailing Association summer season on June 9. The win was only the second for Avanti in its tenure with Holmes Hole.

Updated: According to a report in the Vineyard Gazette , Jesurum is from Milton; the original Times report indicated he was from Boston.

It's not too soon to start thinking about dining out next Sunday - Father's Day - and the fifth annual Martha's Vineyard Restaurant Week aims to make it easier on your wallet.

All events are free unless noted: Coffee Time at the Tisbury Senior Center , 8:30 a.m., Tisbury Senior Center , 34 Pine Tree Rd, Vineyard Haven "Mother Goose on the Loose" , 10:30 a.m., West Tisbury Free Public Library , 1042 State Rd, West Tisbury Martha's Vineyard School of Ballet , 3 p.m., 12 Music St, Vineyard Haven Edgartown Board of Selectmen ... (more)

Using information from satellites in space, Global Positioning System technology has revolutionized the way we find our way around in unfamiliar places.

The listing price for 764 Main St., Vineyard Haven has been dropped by $275,000 to $3,675,000, according to Zillow: Bedrooms: 5 beds Bathrooms: 3 baths Single Family: 2,806 sq ft Lot: 26,440 sq ft Year Built: 1910 The property is further described on Zillow: This wonderful turn of the century 5-bedroom home lies on a large beautifully landscaped ... (more)

Editor's note: Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction.

A 105-acre greenbelt area around the town of Tisbury will see a small expansion thanks to a purchase by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank.

Tisbury firefighters extinguished a fire that destroyed two boats and damaged a storage trailer and storage unit off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road Thursday afternoon.